The study abroad travels have begun and let's just say it's absolutely incredibly SPECTACULAR! The first few days we visited Quito and Otovalo, Ecuador. My group has about 24 people in it with only 6 guys! We all get along super well and have quite a group personality. In Otovalo, 6 of us girls found a sweet Italian restuarant (I know we should be eating the traditional foods, but really? we'll be here for a while) and then a hookah bar where we made local friends and tried some salsa dancing. Our last night in Quito we went to the main Plaza for dinner and more dancing! Super fun bonding time...but the no class-time has ended and we are now in Cuenca for our Spanish immersion program before heading to Santiago, Chile. I'm in SPA380 which is a conversation class based on Ecuadorian and Latin America culture. Not too bad, but I feel like it's a bit of a repeat sometimes as I took a Latin American studies (LAS) class last Winter. The school that we attend is called CEDEI and they have activities for us most afternoons like city tours with scavenger hunts, dance and cooking classes, and field trips on the weekends. I attend class from 10:30-12:30, walk the 15 minutes home for lunch, then head back around 3 if there is an activity. Just gotta be home by 7 for dinner, and then freetime. Speaking of dinner, it's about that time for me to start walking...Adios!
